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Secondary Mathematics Minor

Prerequisite Grade Policy: students must have earned a grade ≥C or better in any course that is to be used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement for a subsequent mathematics course offered by the Eastern Washington University Department of Mathematics.

Grade Requirements: students must receive a grade ≥C in each course used to satisfy the requirements of an undergraduate major or minor in mathematics.

Required MATH Courses
MATH/HONS 161CALCULUS I (with a grade ≥C satisfies the university proficiencies in math)5
MATH 162CALCULUS II5
MATH 225FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS5
or MATH 301 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
or MATH 411 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FOR K-8 TEACHERS
MATH 370SURVEY OF GEOMETRIES5
or MATH 312 GEOMETRY FOR THE K-8 TEACHER
or MATH 470 FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY
MATH 385PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE I5
or MATH 380 ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
or MATH 417 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
Required MTED Courses
MTED 425ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM3
MTED 476MATHEMATICAL PROGRESSIONS4
MTED 477MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSIONS4
Total Credits36
 
Students who earn a Secondary Mathematics Minor from EWU should be able to:
  • apply of pedagogical content knowledge for secondary mathematics in planning and teaching;
  • critically read, analyze, evaluate, transform, and implement mathematics education literature;
  • demonstrate the mathematical habits of mind of a community of mathematicians;​
  • demonstrate understanding of mathematical learning progressions and connections within secondary mathematics;
  • describe and explain mathematical concepts and procedures addressed in high school and early college and connections among them;
  • display a sensitivity and ability to respond productively to the mathematical thinking of secondary students;
  • employ habits of mind to continue improving teaching practices that support mathematics learning;
  • reason mathematically to develop proofs that communicate the reasoning clearly.